from pandemic to endemic. and let s take a look at the data on how effective the boosters are. if you look at the weekly average of boosted person dying of covid was about 1 in a million during october and november. that s according to the cdc data. that s the latest data we have from the cdc. the risk is not zero, but look at this risk comparison in the new york times. the chance of an average american dying in a car crash this week is significantly higher. about 2.4 per million. the risk of death from influenza and pneumonia about 3 per million. we know this and yet, less than 42% of americans are boosted while nearly 64% of americans are fully vaccinated. they have had those two shots. so why aren t more people getting that extra shot? oh, goodness, ana, i wish i knew. some of it must be vaccine fatigue. some of it is just covid annoyance. some of it is just not being
covid-19 deaths by 90%. so that reinforces what pfizer reported from their preliminary lab studies, which showed three doses of their vaccine can neutralized omicron variant. joining us now is dr. william schaffner, professor in the division of infectious diseases at vanderbilt university medical center. doctor the latest numbers show a quarter of vaks nccinated adult have gotten a booster shot. why do you think that number is so low right now. these are people already fully vaccinated. there s vaccine fatigue out there, ana, i m afraid. but these new data that you ve just referenced, i hope that they accelerate the acceptance of boosters and not only that, i certainly hope they will persuade some people who haven t been vaccinated at all to get their first shot. the boosters seem to work. these pieces of the puzzle are
that s big news, what justification would there be for schools not to reopen fully in person next fall? it seems like that at this point should be the default, yes? agreed. i think that, you know, this vaccine fatigue is definitely here. everybody wants to get back to normal. we re doing wonderfully in terms of americans being vaccinated and we ve put into place where children can be vaccinated as well. this is a sign, hopefully, that this will be designed as school starts. let s get children back into the schools. thank you so much for being with us. appreciate your insight. thank you, john. appreciate you. ohio just days away from awarding its first million-dollar prize, the vaccine lottery you can only enter if you re vaccinated. we re going to talk, though, to one state lawmaker who says it s